INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VICR
Vicor Corporation
VICR has the edge over INTC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
VICR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
VICR's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently strong, and its cash flow is stable.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VICR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 29x | $165 | — |
| Current | 43x | $165 | — |
| Cheap | 54x | $206 | +25% |
| Fair | 88x | $338 | +105% |
| Expensive | 337x | $1,287 | +682% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VICR's PE is in its cheap range at 43x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VICR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VICR, with profitability improving.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
VICR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.66 | +48% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.82 | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.12 | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.99 | +464% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.61 | +1764% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.84 | +1944% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.47 | +635% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.53 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.14 | -88% |
VICR has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $16.5B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VICR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $197.1M | +79% |
| Q2 2026 | $143.4M | +1.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $113M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $107.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $110.4M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $141M | +64% |
| Q1 2025 | $94M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $96.2M | +3.8% |
VICR has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +32 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.6% | +1.6 points |
VICR has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC has the edge over VICR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VICR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34M | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $23M | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.3M | -205% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $34.5M | +144% |
| Q2 2025 | $59M | +526% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.6M | +$20.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4M | -42% |
VICR generated $51M in free cash flow over the past year, down 57% from the year before.
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
VICR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -99K shares |
| 1 year | +6% | +2.7M shares |
| 3 years | +5.4% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +5.7% | +2.6M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +5.9M shares |
VICR has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $15.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
VICR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -16.0x | Net Cash |
VICR has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
VICR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.5 | Oversold |
VICR's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VICR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VICR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 43x | 28x | 55% above |
| PE % | 11 | 35 | 24 pts below |
VICR is trading at 43x earnings, a 55% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 44% above its 200-week average.
VICR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $215.9 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $219.6 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $206.6 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $130.3 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.4 | 86% above |
VICR has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 86% above its 200-week average.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over VICR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VICR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.6 | $93.9 | +106% |
| 2021 | $93.9 | $124.0 | +32% |
| 2022 | $124.0 | $52.6 | -58% |
| 2023 | $52.6 | $44.9 | -15% |
| 2024 | $44.9 | $49.9 | +11% |
| 2025 | $49.9 | $111.0 | +123% |
| 2026 YTD | $111.0 | $164.7 | +48% |
VICR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +123% in 2025 to −58% in 2022. It's up 48% so far in 2026.